Bob looks OK I guess, though I prefer his default costume in Tekken 6. Hmm... I wonder if we can customize Master Raven to look like Taki from Soulcalibur.
Oh, that'd be great then.That will probably return through customization. Many other characters have been fitted with their Tekken 6 defaults (and alts) the same way.
So you've only seen two of the new characters in Tekken 7 then? Kazumi, Claudio, Shaheen, Katarina and Lucky Chloe are all unique.
There's about 6 that are legitimately new. Katarina, Shaheen, Claudio, Lucky ...her, Kazumi and Akuma (if you count 3D Tekken Akuma as new). Gigas and Josie share a lot with Marduk and Bruce respectively. Master Raven seems straight out of cloneville + some Tekken 7 updates. Unfortunately, that's the last 3 new characters (plus Akuma) being clones or clone-lites. That's also why I'm not so interested in seeing any more "brand new" characters. They probably don't have the time or budget to invent entirely new movesets for the game at this point, and are just repurposing old characters to make the crowds excited.
Like, "Hey, I didn't like that character before, but now I can add them to my waifu collection!" while the old fans are like, "Wait, what about... oh... okay."
This Tekken has more unique new characters than any other Tekken in the past decade.
I don't know, it's just that when I saw gameplay (I think it was their reveal trailers?) of some of the new characters, their moves looked very familiar. It's not like Master Raven whose moves really are like Raven's, but there was just something about them that looked very familiar to me, which made me think that they're similar to other characters. I'm probably wrong, yeah, but that's just how it looks to me.
Someone I swear to God help me learn Tekken when this comes out. I swear to God I need this game so fucking bad (like, Michael Jackson bad, not bad bad). Holy shit.
And doesn't have straight hair.
Someone I swear to God help me learn Tekken when this comes out. I swear to God I need this game so fucking bad (like, Michael Jackson bad, not bad bad). Holy shit.
Yeah. The dread + plaits combo is a nice touch.
As for raven, meh. As someone who actually played raven, his design was too close to blade and looked silly, even for Tekken standards. Have no problem saying goodbye to him but keeping his moveset.
I guess you could count her as black (though I only ever see her portrayed in cosplay [and the live action film] by white people), but she's not particularly dark skinned.
I feel like Japan has a tendency to avoid making women "too" dark skinned in character designs for whatever reason. Much more than men.
Yeah, Tekken 4 Christie was definitely what I would call "blackish". Carribean type brown-skinned girl with some ethnic features, until the whitening started happening over the next few games.
Hopefully Master Raven escapes the cycle.
What standards
2 characters and a costume design that haven't been in any previous Tekken games.
My point still stands. I loved ravens moveset, couldn't care less about the character.
But he is talking about unique new characters added to the series. Tag 2 had none. Tekken 6 had how many? 4? I can't remember. Bob, Miguel, Zafina and Leo.Not... really. Tekken Tag 2 holds that crown. It had the most clones and clone-lites, yeah, but it also had every other character sans Gon, totaling in the most unique characters in the series by sheer bulk. Even with the 6 genuine newcomers, Tekken 7 falls short of that title. I think Tekken 6 might stand above 7 too.
He thinks it makes him look tuff.
finally, Tekken 7's first black character
But he is talking about unique new characters added to the series. Tag 2 had none. Tekken 6 had how many? 4? I can't remember. Bob, Miguel, Zafina and Leo.
Tekken 7 have Kazumi, Claudio, Katarina and Lucky Chloe. That's 4 too.
Um.....Bruce, Eddy, Christie, Raven didn't count? I know they were Brazilian, but still close enough. Even Craig Murduk looked black and even had a dreads customization available if I remember correctly.
I actually think female Raven looks amazing. Love the design.
6 also had Lars and Alisa. 7 Also has Shaheen and Akuma, if you want to count him.
Tekken 7 specifically
Those are just a handful of examples (and I'm counting Alisa too). I didn't want to flood the page. Point is, Tekken 7 has very few standards when it comes to character design. Anyway, Raven would've gotten a new default.
"Black girl magic", now, in Ninjutsu form.
Yes! So happy for Bob! And he looks so good!
I think the Tekken team handles Bob's designs really well. They don't fall into that stupid trap of having his belly stick out or making him a slob (unlike, say, two similarly sized characters from a certain rival fighting game series). He has form-fitting outfits and carries himself with a lot of self-respect. People often see Bob as a "fat American" stereotype, but the Tekken team does a good job of avoiding making it such an ugly thing. Maybe folks think his moves look ridiculous or are annoyed at how good he is, but I think the hate is way overblown and I'm glad they didn't drop him.
I'm glad Bob is in just based on that superhero flying rage art alone!
Shouldn't she be Mistress Raven? Or is there something else implied here?
Shouldn't she be Mistress Raven? Or is there something else implied here?
In other words, she was the one who ordered the hit on Heihachi in Tekken 5.She's Raven's boss according to Harada. Probably the one he's always talking to whenever he touches his earpiece.
She's Raven's boss according to Harada. Probably the one he's always talking to whenever he touches his earpiece.
That's cool. But I was referring to the use of the word master vs. mistress.
Would be cool, but would be even better if Team Ninja would add a chubby character to the Dead or Alive franchise, it could add 1k/3k to their Japanese sales!Bob needs soft body physics from DOA extreme.
I completely agree with you, he's a well designed character, especially compared to Rufus and Birdie. I think in part he's obviously unrealistic (at the end of the day this is a videogame with a little dinosaur, a devil, an angel, a bear, etc), but we are in 2016 and there are plenty of overweight people that prove that they can dance or fight even if they are overweight (even if not as good as Bob obviously, he can basically fly, lol). Design wise (as in the actual model) the only thing that I think could be better is that there is no division between his chest and his belly, but it's something really not that important, way more important instead would be to have his weight to not be an important part of his story, it was kind of ridiculous in the past. But I'm not complaining, I'm really happy that he's in Tekken 7 and he's not being replaced with Slim Bob.I think the Tekken team handles Bob's designs really well. They don't fall into that stupid trap of having his belly stick out or making him a slob (unlike, say, two similarly sized characters from a certain rival fighting game series). He has form-fitting outfits and carries himself with a lot of self-respect. People often see Bob as a "fat American" stereotype, but the Tekken team does a good job of avoiding making it such an ugly thing. Maybe folks think his moves look ridiculous or are annoyed at how good he is, but I think the hate is way overblown and I'm glad they didn't drop him.
Master can be used in gender neutral contexts. "Master" appears to be a rank or title in some kind of clandestine organization in the context of Ravens. Also a martial arts master could be the context.
Huh, my 2 years old roster of 10 new characters isn't far off. So far I only got 4 returning characters wrong.Current roster:
[...]
- 31 characters
- Of which 9 are new
That's your opinion. You have a right to it. Other people might like the design as it is.Like most fighting game characters, she would look 10x better without her boobs being pushed in your face. Like, why did she need that?
Like most fighting game characters, she would look 10x better without her boobs being pushed in your face. Like, why did she need that?
That's fine.That's your opinion. You have a right to it. Other people might like the design as it is.
Like most fighting game characters, she would look 10x better without her boobs being pushed in your face. Like, why did she need that?
Like most fighting game characters, she would look 10x better without her boobs being pushed in your face. Like, why did she need that?
People forever chasing that Mai crown
Always falling behind
Even DOA
That's your opinion. You have a right to it. Other people might like the design as it is.
Raven looks cool. Bob can just fuck off though.